3. No on is responding so that I am forced to struggle through this myself (probably the case).

If you aren’t responding because of reason #1, then it doesn’t matter what I write here because you won’t be reading it anyway. If you aren’t responding because of reason #2, then you should, at the very least, start thinking through these issues for yourself and your church. If you aren’t responding because of reason #3 – please pray for me during this process that God will give me clear vision (even through my dirty, think glasses), and wisdom.